New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-08-28
WHICH WILL BE The WINNERf
ANY ONES RACE FOR THE REMNANT YET.
5 FORMING IN VARIOUS oUARTERs-BErTER

Can the Giants win the pcnnantl is the question that
Is troubling many minds in the many walks Of life
around New-York. The question could have been
swered six months ago with just the degree Of
tanty be answered today. The natives Of the
City Of Quakers asking the question about
their Beloved Philadelphia Club. In Boston like feel
ing prevails, while the supposed big footed inhabitants
OF Chicago and the natives of that pretty little town In
Michigan named Detroit just anxious and uncer
tain about the future standing Of their respective base
ball mines. al ye clubs close together In the front
ranks 10 the race for the League pennant and the
chances OF any OF the mines seem as good, to
casual 4.erver, - tAcse Of any Other The Chicago
trophy, whlis the Detroit Boston paJes though not
SO eep6aess jast a. determined The local players
before The Phisdelphia club has been playing
,sT D., Is, two msnh. and while ~ Was s
race tsw wesas IT'S ssw one Of serGns
will snecs shs ambition ont Of the philadelphia club,
waiie the philadelphia club Will knock It ont OF New
Detroit viii beat New-York and Chicago viii make the
final rally and wrest the supremacy from the Wolverines
Speaking about the outcome OF the League race the
other day, A. G. Spalding, the Of the Chicago
club sad think the final struggle will DO between
the Chicago and New-York clubs, with the chances In
favor Of my club. fear New-Yor more than any
other nine You can't always tell when you have got
those Giants beaten. New-York has remarkable Cub
and ought to be proud of it, I don't like Dctrots
chances much Those Wolverines do not play the right
| kind Of game to suit They seem to lack fire and
dash. That Philadelphia club is playing good game
and may trouble the leaders yet l think Boston, even
| with its Mike Kelly, too ambitious" When asked
which club would win the championship, Manager
Koran Phillips, OF tho Pittsburg club, said: will pick
Detroit the winner You see the club has got good
! lead and its enemies say what they please The
wolverines play pretty steady We have found
that has In a measure influenced my decision II we
ID play as mS Son s he Saf'
leaders cant explain why we play better 9ase esi
NOT try It is one Of the funny things OF the game wnOh
| man understand"
President N. E. Young. Of the League said substan-
TALLY follows: supposed 10 have no feeling In
Washington club WIN more games. The team plays In
but T gfs q yoa na S1 no %
best team ought to win, and guess 1t will IL great
s 3f Manager s@e Of the
club, has been In pleasant humor for some time past
satisfact ton He thinks that the NewYoik club will
win but also Gays the players viii have hard and close
club, but after New-lork he likes the Chicago clubs
chances best.
secret session OF the Brotherhood OF Professional
Baseball Players will be held az Earlss Hotel tonight
The players who members OF this order seem 20 think
public not interested in anything the brother
hood may do and they most mysterious about any
their organization may make. Ono OF the members
reporter the other day that he need not trouble
himself about hunting up the meeting. as reporters
would not be admitted He ntimated thatit was none
OF the pubics business anyway, what they did. The
player is foolish and II the order sanctions any sucn
speeches 1t q more than foolish When asked why was
that OF the American Association players had been
asked TO join the order the player said They can form
society OF their II they want TO- Our society IS Tor
League players only aud will act only on questions
affecting League players We do not care 20
S sye he in The Sn
WIN be to draw up Te.S%Hs which ~ III
modified A stern protest VIII also De MADE 10 the
wa ps the prs.eRR Of the Organization and Tim
othy Kecfe its treasurer.
Cleveland, Ohio. is rot a wonderfully large town. and
at present Its baseball club model by any
means, citizens working the right track
when they refuse tolerate baseball playing on sun
days Baseball games can be played six days in tho
week. and that is sufficient for even the most insane
baseball enthusiast game was played last Sunday as
test case and one OF the players was arrested ana
made so bountiful that the offence would not be ro
peated. The statement made by money grabbing man
asers the working class find time oay on sundays
10 witness baseball games IL all boSl. The National
League does not tolerate Sunday playing and its posi-
ton with reference - the Association oday is largely
due to that fact.
The New.York club has wonderful pitchers in |
Keefe and wech and the future success Of the nine de-
ponds largely upon the staying powers OF these two men,
The strong batting of course yet an injury
20 either pitchers would seriously handicap the
future OF the club. Early In the season keee
was the strategist and received nearly all the praise
WEIGH did not many games aud hts powers were
present wsoh considered the equal OF any pitcher
h 1oe the Sat wsch is only
instance OF the ups aud downs OF baseball ptcnerIs
king one day aud in the expressive language OF the
game dub the next
Baseball furnishes lively topic In many social circles
today Regular pines have been organized In nearly all
OF local newspaper Offices aud 1t is possible that
regular reportoria league may be formed Tho young
r1en of THE TRIBUNEs reportora stat have organized
nine and they xe causing CONSERVATION amSng the
been formed among the members Of Baptist church ana
two highly exciting. Regular mines have also been
formed among the many literary clubs and unions In hs
umpring game much. II he Was better posted on Its
technical points.
do you take any interest In baseball was asked OF
wellknown dramatic critic the other day. "Yes,
take interest IN IT," he said. but don't so to see
tho games. make pilgrmages 10 Staten Island occa
sionaly, and | frequently cstoa the boats that are
crowded with enthusiasts on their way TO St George
don't like to be hustled around. but those people dont
seem to pay any attention to my likes and comfort
they have poisoned my mind against the game nave
and baS have 70 purchase for him and the numerous
OF glass have TO pay for nave probably soured mo
against what you call the National Game"
talk about crowds" said conductor on one of tho
Harlem Railroad trains as the came to stop at the
Onehundrei station. Just look at that
rush OF humanity scurrylng through the narrow pas
sage down the street Where they going To the
Polo Grounds. OF course. Some people would hardly
believe It, but many Of my passengers live away UP Ia
Connecticut and come all way down here the
baseball games We always have big crowd whenever
such teams as the chicago Detroit or Boston clubs play
the Polo Grounds don't whore they put all that
crowd said he, pointing 10 the streams OF pedestrians
pouring toward the Polo GROUNDS from every direction
think would give up conducterng II could get hold
of share of stock in that New-fors club
The baseball gnates have had time TO cool of little
and serious disruption between the two leading asso-
Citations is not likely The American Association
has virtually decided adopt the percentage plan of
dividing the gate receipts and II does the threatened
withdrawal OF some of the clubs will not take place
people however still think that the st. LOUIS club
will desert the Association and Join the League. whether
the Association adopts The percentage system or not
The anticipated trouble over the Berth case Is also
happily averted The League has already decided that